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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – All five starters scored in double figures as the Lesley University men's basketball team defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology, 85-78, in a non-conference contest played at Buckingham Browne & Nicholls.

With the win the Lynx improve to 3-1 on the season with their second straight win while the Leopards slip to 1-2 on the young season.

Lesley opened the game on an 8-2 run thanks in part to a pair of senior Pierre St. Simon (Farmingdale, N.Y.) three pointers. Junior Jason Ganley (Northbridge, Mass.) ended the run with a layup, however the Lynx outscored Wentworth 12-6 over the next 3:06 to extend their lead to 22-10.

Wentworth battled back and used a 10-2 run to come within four (24-20) as Ganley recorded six straight points but Lesley countered with the next seven points and took a 31-20 lead with 7:51 left in the half. Two free throws from junior Jovanny Lamisere (Waltham, Mass.) and back-to-back trifectas from freshman Colin Mulvaney (Jenkintown, Pa.) brought the Black & Gold within three with 6:22 left. Lesley upped its lead to 10 with 1:34 left on a senior Marquise Johnson (Hampton, Va.) basket and took a 45-37 lead into the locker room.

After Johnson opened the second half with a jumper, freshman Matt Vartanian (Salem, N.H.) scored five straight points and junior Ben Kizel (Short Hills, N.J.) hit one of two free throws to make it a 47-43 game with 16:17 remaining. A 10-2 Lesley run extended the lead back to double figures before a Mulvaney three eventually cut the lead to six with 10:17 left in the game.

The Lynx led by as many as 13 with 7:02 remaining, however Wentworth chipped away at the lead and found itself trailing by six (74-68) after a senior Dan DeVaux (Wethersfield, Conn.) three pointer with 4:13 left. The Leopards got back within six on two more occasions and trailed by just five (80-75) after a Kizel jumper with 1:09 left. Kizel would also bring Wentworth to within five when he drained a pair of free throws with 35 seconds left. However that would be as close as the Leopards would get.

Ganley connected on 9-of-17 shots for a game-high 21 points. DeVaux added 14 points while Mulvaney scored 12 points – all on three pointers. Vartanian completed the quartet of Leopards in double figures with 11 points and also hauled down a dozen rebounds. Wentworth had a 38-31 rebounding edge.